Weekly Economic Calendar 17th 21st August 2026 1

Weekly Economic Calendar - 17th-21st August 2026 Monday, 17th August 2026 EDT BST CO Event Period. Exp. Prev.

19:50 00:50 JN GDP Growth Rate Prelim. Q/Q Q2 0.5% 0.5%

19:50 00:50 JN GDP Growth Annualized Prelim. Q2 2.0% 1.8%

19:50 00:50 JN GDP Private Consumption Prelim. Q/Q Q2 0.5% 0.3%

19:50 00:50 JN GDP Capital Expenditure Prelim. Q/Q Q2 0.4% -0.7%

19:50 00:50 JN GDP External Demand Prelim. Q/Q Q2 0.3% 0.3%

19:50 00:50 JN GDP Price Index Prelim. Y/Y Q2 - 3.2%

21:30 02:30 CN House Price Index Y/Y Jul - -3.3%

22:00 03:00 CN Retail Sales Y/Y Jul 1.6% 1%

22:00 03:00 CN Industrial Production Y/Y Jul 4.8% 5.3%

22:00 03:00 CN Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) Y/Y Jul -6% -5.7%

22:00 03:00 CN Unemployment Rate Jul - 5%

00:30 05:30 JN Capacity Utilization M/M Jun - 0.1%

00:30 05:30 JN Tertiary Industry Index M/M Jun - 1.1%

00:30 05:30 JN Industrial Production Final Y/Y Jun - -2.1%

00:30 05:30 JN Industrial Production Final M/M Jun - 0.1%

02:00 07:00 NO Balance of Trade Jul - NOK 61.9B

05:00 10:00 IN Balance of Trade Jul $ -31.2B $ -30.43B

05:00 10:00 IN Imports Jul - $ 70.84B

05:00 10:00 IN Exports Jul - $ 40.4B

08:30 13:30 CA Core Inflation Rate M/M Jul 0.1% 0.1%

08:30 13:30 CA Core Inflation Rate Y/Y Jul 2.0% 2.1%

08:30 13:30 CA Inflation Rate M/M Jul 0.1% -0.4%

08:30 13:30 CA Inflation Rate Y/Y Jul 2.6% 2.8%

08:30 13:30 CA CPI Trimmed-Mean Y/Y Jul - 1.8%

08:30 13:30 CA CPI Median Y/Y Jul - 1.9%

08:30 13:30 CA CPI Common Y/Y Jul - 2.6%

08:30 13:30 CA Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians Jun - C$ 22.27B

08:30 13:30 CA Foreign Securities Purchases Jun - C$ 7.9B

08:30 13:30 US NY Empire State Manufacturing Index Aug - 15.60

10:00 15:00 US NAHB Housing Market Index Aug - 34

16:00 21:00 US Overall Net Capital Flows Jun - $ 132.2B

16:00 21:00 US Net Long-term TIC Flows Jun - $ 232.7B

16:00 21:00 US Foreign Bond Investment Jun - $ 56.6B

EDT BST CO Speakers Period. Exp. Prev.

ECB's Lane (Dovish) to participate in a panel titled "Europe’s Defence Build-Up: Macroeconomic, Fiscal, 05:30 10:30 EU and Financial Stability Challenges" - Text Release

EDT BST CO Supply Period. Exp. Prev.

05:30 10:30 GE EUR 6bln 12-month T-Bill Auction

08:50 13:50 FR EUR 5.4-7bln 3, 6 and 12-month T-Bill Auction

09:45 14:45 UK GBP 725mln BoE Short-maturity Gilt sale

11:30 16:30 US 13- 26-week T-Bill Auction

EDT BST CO Expirations Period. Exp. Prev.

14:30 19:30 WD WTI Sep 2026 Options Expiry

Tuesday, 18th August 2026 EDT BST CO Event Period. Exp. Prev.

20:30 01:30 AU Westpac Consumer Confidence Index Aug - 83.9

20:30 01:30 AU Westpac Consumer Confidence Change Aug -2.6% 4.1%

02:00 07:00 UK Employment Change Jun 200K 147K

02:00 07:00 UK Unemployment Rate Jun 4.9% 4.9%

02:00 07:00 UK Average Earnings excl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) Jun 3.3% 3.4%

02:00 07:00 UK Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) Jun - 4.3%

02:00 07:00 UK Claimant Count Change Jul - 6.7K

02:00 07:00 UK HMRC Payrolls Change Jul - -4K

02:30 07:30 SZ Industrial Production Y/Y Q2 - -7.1%

04:00 09:00 SP Balance of Trade Jun - € -8.24

04:30 09:30 UK Labour Productivity Q/Q Q2 - 0.9%

05:00 10:00 EU ZEW Economic Sentiment Index Aug 20 23.4

05:00 10:00 GE ZEW Economic Sentiment Index Aug 21.5 26.3

05:00 10:00 GE ZEW Current Conditions Aug - -77.6

08:15 13:15 CA Housing Starts Jul - 239K

08:15 13:15 US ADP Employment Change Weekly - 8.25K

08:30 13:30 US Import Prices M/M Jul 0.4% 0.3%

08:30 13:30 US Export Prices M/M Jul -0.2% -0.6%

08:30 13:30 US Import Prices Y/Y Jul - 7.1%

08:30 13:30 US Export Prices Y/Y Jul - 10.2%

08:30 13:30 US Housing Starts Jul 1.34M 1.427M

08:30 13:30 US Housing Starts M/M Jul - 19%

08:30 13:30 US Building Permits Prelim. Jul - 1.374M

08:30 13:30 US Building Permits Prelim. M/M Jul - -2.6%

08:30 13:30 US NY Fed Services Activity Index Aug - 8.7

08:55 13:55 US Redbook Y/Y Aug/15 - 8.3%

09:00 14:00 NZ Global Dairy Trade Price Index Aug/18 - 0.1%

09:15 14:15 US Industrial Production M/M Jul 0.3% 0.1%

09:15 14:15 US Industrial Production Y/Y Jul 1.0% 1.1%

09:15 14:15 US Manufacturing Production M/M Jul 0.1% 0%

09:15 14:15 US Manufacturing Production Y/Y Jul 0.9% 1.1%

09:15 14:15 US Capacity Utilization Jul - 76.1%

10:00 15:00 US Pending Home Sales M/M Jul - -5.4%

10:00 15:00 US Pending Home Sales Y/Y Jul - -0.3%

11:15 16:15 US US Atlanta Fed GDP (timing for guidance…